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Photograph inside a thatched-roof temple hall during a ritual at a shrine to a bronze Nataraja-style dancing deity murti, garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands and draped in white cloth, set against teal curtains. A priest in an orange saffron dhoti and orange head-cloth stands at a raised stone altar, holding a ladle over a smoking offering and bundled dry sticks. A woman in a green sari with a red border rings a hanging bell with one hand. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a smoke haze rises. Small offering plates and flower bundles sit on the altar. The setting suggests a fire or abhishekam-style puja.

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2003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01A photograph inside a thatched-roof hall of a deity murti of Dakshinamurti draped with a saffron cloth, white shawl and multi-coloured flower garlands, set on a grey stone platform in front of a dark teal curtain. A bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti and turban stands at the altar, reaching toward an offering vessel and brass items while smoke rises. A woman in a green sari with a red border raises a lit lamp or wick near the window, and a second man in white stands behind them. Brass oil lamps flank the murti and ritual objects, including a kalasha and dried leaves, sit on the platform. This appears to be a puja or prana pratishtha at the installation of the deity.2003-04-022003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-012003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01 +1 copiesJune 19 20032003-06-19A photograph inside a temple hall with a lattice-screened wall and a tiled roof. In the foreground a figure in an orange robe and orange head wrap raises both hands before a shrine. To the right stands a large bronze Nataraja murti in a dancing pose within an arch, draped in red and white cloth and garlanded with red and green flower strings. A table in front holds brass plates of fruit, marigold and rose petals, a white flower arrangement, a brass lamp and a tall brass lamp stand. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand or kneel in the background, one holding a lamp. Oil lamps hang from the ceiling and a small tiered brass lamp stands near the wall.2003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-012003 - First Healers Initiation At AdiKailaasa2003-01-01A photograph of a seated figure in orange saffron robes and an orange head wrap, with rudraksha beads around the neck, sitting on a yellow cushion before a shrine. The figure's hands are raised near the face in a ritual gesture. Beside them stands a large brass oil lamp with a flame, and a tall bronze deity murti is draped in a red cloth and white flower garland with a red and gold garland above. Potted plants, marigold and white flower offerings, and small brass bowls sit on a red-cloth-covered altar in front. Petals drift in the air and green curtains frame the scene.2003-07-13April 02 20032003-04-02Indoor temple ritual photograph. A figure in an orange-saffron robe and matching head wrap stands at left, holding a small brass vessel and a lit oil lamp or fire, while a man in white dhoti and shirt with a purple cord stands beside them and a person in white sits near a fire at the lower left. The altar in front is a white and red-trimmed platform with yellow cloth cushions, flower offerings, a brass kalasha-style lamp and a brass oil lamp stand. Behind it is a large deity murti of Nataraja, shown dancing within a flame arch, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds, with a rudraksha mala. Smoke rises from the altar and a burning fire sits on the floor. A lattice window is behind the people.2003-07-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine during ritual worship. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the left and centre; a third person in orange with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings stands at the lower right, holding a small brass lamp or incense vessel. A deity murti in the back of the shrine is adorned with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and a red and white decorative cloth. Smoke or incense rises through the shrine. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings and small rudraksha-bead garlands line the orange-draped altar table in front. Grey stone pillars frame the shrine, with greenery visible through the opening.2008-12-27